Advanced Practitioner PD Hub

This is an exciting time to join Barnsley Children and Family Social Care Service who are seeking to recruit an Advanced Practitioner to join our Practice Development Hub to cover an internal secondment. Our service has a genuine commitment to supporting our teams and social workers to deliver the very best outcomes for our children and young people which makes it the perfect time for forward thinking, motivated and dedicated practitioners to join us in Barnsley.

As part of our commitment to the development of children’s services we are aspirational for our workforce and ensuring that our staff have the support and training they need to do their job to the very best of their ability. We currently have an opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner who will have a key role in shaping and developing social work practice, sitting within our Practice Development Hub. You will not be expected to have case holding responsibility in this role.

You will work with colleagues in the Hub and alongside the Practice Development Manager and Principal Social Worker to develop, drive and deliver our continuous professional development and training offer for children’s social workers and practitioners. In this role you will:

· Develop and deliver training, support learning and drive best practice across Children’s Social Care

· Work closely with the Quality Assurance Team to ensure that learning from audit is embedded in our training and development

· Work with partners, including Colleges and Universities, to drive multi agency working and good practice across services

· Ensure that staff and teams have the resources and tools to support their professional development

· Offer mentoring and support to colleagues

· Play a key role in the Social Work Academy, ensuring that apprentices and Newly Qualified Social Workers have the very best start to their career

· Offer mentoring to Practice Educators and assess and support student social workers on placement in Barnsley

‘ Alongside team managers, provide supervision, support and guidance to Newly Qualified Social Workers in their Assessed and Supported Year in practice

This role requires a recognised Social Work qualification, registration with Social Work England and significant post qualification experience, including supervision and mentoring. A Practice Educator qualification is also desirable

How do we sum up Barnsley Council?

In Barnsley we believe in working collaboratively with our families, which is underpinned by an evidence and strengths based practice model, which includes Signs of Safety and Restorative Practice.

Practice Model

We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Childrens Services and a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. We have been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ). Our excellent Children's Services has been a key part of our win; we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.

We’re impressed. Are you? It’s the perfect time to join our excellent team.

Barnsley 2030

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Dawkins (Practice Development Manager) on carolinedawkins@barnsley.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 23rd September

Visit our dedicated webpage to hear from our social workers, our Executive Director, and learn more about the role and Children’s Services:

https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/childrens-social-worker-jobs-in-barnsley/

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